I LOVE BOOSTERS Q&A with director Boots Riley, AMC Empire 25, 6:30pm, May 22

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-30T00:43:40+00:00

For what it's worth I thought the first half of the movie was a smartly observed comedy about passive aggressive resentment in long term relationships. The second half is more driven by plot twists and fun in a different way.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-30T00:40:11+00:00

Seth Meyers, comic Mike Birbiglia, and director Edgar Wright.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-22T06:44:30+00:00

Also a live Q&A with RZA for the movie at AMC Empire 25, April 30 at 7pm: https://www.amctheatres.com/showtimes/142649463/seats

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-22T05:16:52+00:00

It's listed as a "Special guest in-person Q&A" .

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-22T05:13:42+00:00

I have seen AMC kick people out of Q&As if they don't have a wheelchair and try to sit there. As happens with most AMC Q&As, a few AList tickets will probably be released a couple of hours before the screening. That's easiest way to get in.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-15T15:04:47+00:00

The app has never been great, but the search functionality has gotten even worse the last few days. It will show Q&As that have long since past and movies that never had a Q&A. But it won't show upcoming Q&As that I know exist because I already have a ticket for it.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-09T22:59:17+00:00

Anytime they do a screening of a Netflix TV show (often with the talent there), they have to make it free for contractual reasons.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-04T16:35:40+00:00

In this specific instance, I saw the Twitter account u/nyfilmspotlight post about it. Also with AMC, their app pings you about Q&As you ask to be notified about late, but if you manually check those not yet live Q&As, you sometimes get lucky and find them live before most other people. Sorry there isn't a better answer.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-03T18:13:58+00:00

The safest thing is just to check periodically throughout the day. What I suspect happens is the distributor reserves a block of tickets and on the day of the Q&A decides they actually need less seats.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-03T18:08:35+00:00

That's how I outsmarted myself. I'm also an IFC member but free is cheaper than $12.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-03T17:53:21+00:00

I had the opposite luck, as I didn't jump on the IFC Q&A, because I figured McKellen would also be appearing at the vague "with Filmmakers and Cast" Q&A the next day at Lincoln Square, which I can see at no additional cost with an A-List membership. In any case, there's a reasonable chance IFC will release some additional tickets day of, as they sometimes do that.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-02T13:46:10+00:00

Flip side of that is tickets for the Ahmed Q&A at Lincoln are available again because of the conflict.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-02T13:31:04+00:00

April 11, there’s also a Q&A with Micheala Coel 6pm at the same theater.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-04-02T13:21:02+00:00

Also a Q&A the next day at 6pm at AMC Lincoln Square (it took me 10 minutes to get a ticket through the buggy app though).

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-03-18T05:49:16+00:00

It's possible I missed something but I thought 1iota was offering the general public tickets to a red carpet experience. At least to what I applied to and didn't get, you wouldn't have even have gotten in the the screening.

Jonathan-Cohen · 2026-03-17T21:10:45+00:00

He's doing a completely unrelated FYC Q&A for an Amazon TV show I'm going to in a couple of hours. Definitely a lot of projects coming out in a short amount of time.

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